The Shinder platform invites people to register via Facebook, and after a few questions, decides whether the potential date is a match with Shed Simove.

Mr Simove, a serial inventor and speaker, said he had received 150 matches and been on three dates.

However, he also said he had heard from others who wanted to create a similar platform for themselves which was why he decided to trademark it.

“I think there might be commercial possibilities for it,” he said.

“I have to keep my eye on that. If it was ‘white label ‘ – that would mean if I chose to I could take the raw guts of the code and allow people to have their own versions. Jane could have Jinder, and so on.”

He added that he had not decided whether he would be able to fund a court case.

In 2016, Tinder, which is owned by Match Group, sued UK platform 3nder (pronounced Thrinder) – an app for non-monogamous couples – for copyright infringement because of its name.